Renato Corona Got Impeached On The House Of Representative

Most of us saw this coming. Just like the saying said "If you can't kick them, impeach them!" -error did we say it wrong?

Chief Justice Renato Corona got impeached on the house of representative earlier this night on the meeting of congressmen on the lower house. According to history, Chief Justice Renato Corona is the first head of Philippine judiciary system that has been impeached.

Impeachment is a formal and legal process wherein an appointed official or seated by the people (still depends on each country) be remove from the office (can also includes other punishments) due to unlawful activities.

An overwhelming 188 congressmen had signed the impeachment complain be submitted on the senate accusing Renato Corona of betrayal of public trust and culpable violation of the Constitution.

After the House caucus earlier today, December 12, 2011, the plenary ordered the House secretary-General, Marilyn B. Barua-Yap, to electronically endorse the signed impeachment complain to the Senate. The senate will then hold the impeachment trial against Corona next year, wherein date is still to be set.

According to House Justice Committee Chairman Niel Tupas, they ahd been working on to impeach Corona since last year in which the draft of the impeachment was finalized just last week after some members of the House justice committee came in hand.